I got the sunrise photos I needed, and it was time to pack up and get ready for another full day of hiking. I was here on assignment to trek to Everest Base Camp for a feature story in Afar's ...

Sitting at 5,364 meters elevation, or 17,598 feet high, Everest Base Camp was the highest altitude I'd ever experienced. I'd never contended with altitude sickness prior to the trek.

Enter on an extraordinary journey to the most breathtaking corners of the Earth! From the majestic Everest Base Camp trek, ...

For me, the way to base camp was more than just a bucket list item. I also turned 50 on the trail and that morning, an unforgettable gift. It was my first glimpse of what I’d dreamt about for ...

Renee DeHaan, center, who trekked to Mount Everest base camp this spring on her prosthetic leg, holds up the leg while on the ...

Kami Rita Sherpa, third left, who holds the record for most ascents to Mount Everest, prays with other mountaineers at Everest Base Camp before beginning his ascent to the summit of Mount Everest ...

A trek to Everest Base Camp: Joy, pain and an uncomfortable truth at the heart of every climber’s story. It’s an extreme adventure playground that is there for the conquering – but ...

Expedition tents at Everest Base Camp in the Mount Everest region of Solukhumbu District Prakash Mathema / AFP via Getty Images. The Everest Base Camp in Nepal will stay in its current location ...

Mount Pumori, center left, looms in the background as a mountaineer negotiates Khumbu Icefall to descend to Everest Base Camp, in Nepal, May 4, 2025. Pasang Rinzee Sherpa/AP ...

Indian Army personnel take part in a training session at Everest Base Camp before beginning their ascent to Mount Everest in Nepal, April 26, 2025. Pasang Rinzee Sherpa/AP ...